2017 Doors Open Gravenhurst

• SAWDUST CITY • KILWORTHY • RYDE • KAHSHE LAKE • LEWISHAM • SEVERN BRIDGE • BARKWAY• MORRISON LAKE • SUNNY LAKE • COOPER`S FALLS • MC`CABES LANDING •

Doors Open Sites

You’re invited to the official Doors Open Opening Ceremony 9:00 am at Little Norway Memorial, Muskoka Airport, 1011 Airport Road, Gravenhurst.

Special remarks, light refreshments, displays and the opportunity to experience the Little Norway Memorial.

GRAVENHURST Albion Hotel and Arts at the Albion Gallery Bethune House D & B’s Bed & Breakfast Gravenhurst Ambulance Station Gravenhurst Opera House Terrence Haight Carnegie Centre 6) Gravenhurst Train Station 7) Heritage Boat Works 8) Muskoka Airport—Little Norway Memorial 9) Sawdust City Brewery 10) West Gravenhurst Walking Tour

J UNE 24 2017 10 AM - 4 PM

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For more information about the Municipal Heritage Committee, Doors Open or Gravenhurst in general, please visit: www.Gravenhurst.ca/MHC

Learn about our rich heritage, walk in the footsteps of community icons, soak in natural beauty and embrace the past by experiencing culturally significant sites during our free Doors Open event.

Brought to you by the Municipal Heritage Committee.

• BRYDONS BAY • LITTLE NORWAY • SOUTHWOOD • CAMPBELLS LANDING • WOOD • REAY • MALTA • RILEY LAKE • SPARROW LAKE • HOUSEYS RAPIDS • GRAVENHURST •

• SAWDUST CITY • KILWORTHY • RYDE • KAHSHE LAKE • LEWISHAM • SEVERN BRIDGE • BARKWAY• MORRISON LAKE • SUNNY LAKE • COOPER`S FALLS • MC’CABES LANDING • ALBION HOTEL 100 MUSKOKA RD N. Accessible, Washrooms, Guided Tours This Gothic Revival, has been an important part of life and heritage of Gravenhurst from the lumber and steam era to the present. Revitalized through restoration, this recently designated structure is a fine example of turn of the century hotel architecture.

GRAVENHURST AMBULANCE STATION 1005 N. MULDREW LAKE RD

MUSKOKA AIRPORT—LITTLE NORWAY MEMORIAL 1011 AIRPORT RD.

Fully Accessible, Washrooms, Guided Tours

Accessible, Washrooms, Guided Tours

The Gravenhurst Ambulance Station was built in 2006 adjacent to Muskoka Wharf. It is a two bay ambulance station featuring accommodation for first responder teams.

This National Historical site was built 1933, Muskoka Airport was an RCAF base for flight training. In 1942, the field was made available to the Royal Norwegian Air Force and became known as “Little Norway.”

ARTS AT THE ALBION 100 MUSKOKA RD N.

GRAVENHURST OPERA HOUSE 295 MUSKOKA RD S.

SAWDUST CITY BREWING CO. 397 MUSKOKA RD N.

Accessible, Washrooms, Guided Tours

Accessible, Washrooms, Guided Tours

Accessible, Washrooms, Guided Tours.

Opened in 2012 the Gallery features a 20 member artist collective comprised of some of the best artists in Muskoka. Situated in the historic Albion Hotel, the gallery has helped breathe life back into the once bustling historic dining room.

Built in 1901, the Opera House remains a bustling cultural centre in the core of Gravenhurst’s historic downtown. The Opera House continues to be “A Tradition Worth Coming Back for!”

Join brewmaster Sam Corbeil and his talented team and learn about how these award-winning beers are produced. Sawdust City has turned a former retail cbuilding into a community cornerstone.

BETHUNE MEMORIAL HOUSE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE 297 JOHN ST N.

Washrooms, Partially Accessible, French Services

GRAVENHURST RAILWAY STATION 150 SECOND ST.

TERENCE HAIGHT CARNEGIE CENTRE 275 MUSKOKA RD S.

Washrooms, Accessible. Self-guided Tours

Accessible, Washrooms, Self-guided Tours.

The station is an excellent example of early 20th-century railway architecture and is one of a few early stations remaining in Central Ontario. The Station is used today for Ontario Northland bus service and the Station Café.

Visit the birthplace of Dr. Norman Bethune and discover the remarkable achievements of this iconic Canadian

Doctor. Enjoy a free self guided tour or guided tours are available at an additional cost.

D & B’S BED & BREAKFAST 510 MUSKOKA RD N.

HERITAGE BOAT WORKS 185 CHEROKEE LANE

Washrooms, Guided Tours

Fully accessible, Guided Tours.

An elegant Victorian home on the main street of Gravenhurst. Only a few owners have lived here since the original one, Warnicke family. A charming reading cottage and fish pond enhance the private gardens of the 2 storey gabled residence.

Observe traditional Muskoka boat building of the early 1900s as a group of dedicated volunteers work to restore a variety of wooden boats and canoes.

Opened in 1923, this was one of the last Carnegie libraries built in North America.

Named for Terence Haight, a donor of over a million dollars to the Town, creating the Haight Endowment fund, to be used for community priorities.

WEST GRAVENHURST (SAW DUST CITY) WALKING TOUR 803 MUSKOKA RD 169 MUSKOKA BAY PARK 3 Guided Tour times - 11:00 a.m.; 1:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.

Starting in the 1870’s and ending when all of the timber in the area was cut, the west side of Gravehurst had up to 13 lumber mills running. This tour will include sites of these mills, former school, lumber houses, a former resort, railway tracks, site of post office and photos of boats.

• BRYDONS BAY • LITTLE NORWAY • SOUTHWOOD • CAMPBELLS LANDING • WOOD • REAY • MALTA • RILEY LAKE • SPARROW LAKE • HOUSEYS RAPIDS • GRAVENHURST •